Non-Technical Retrofit Innovations in UK Housing Ap-Remodel.

摘要

This report is concerned with 5 case studies investigating the adoption of nontechnical innovations in the retrofit of UK housing. The study was undertaken as part of the ApRemodel project, which investigated the retrofit of mulch-occupancy buildings in the Finnish context. The aim of the study was to identify how UK organizations were addressing the finance and delivery of retrofit, considering non technical issues such as assessment, process, finance and behavioural aspects of their projects to ensure effective delivery. The 5 case studies, selected from an initial 18 cases, represent UK exemplars of innovative practice in the UK.The UK has identified its existing housing stock as a major opportunity for improvement to help it achieve it energy goals. The UK Government has made a legislative commitment to reduce carbon emissions by 80% by 2050, with housing targeted for even greater reductions. UK housing is predominated by older stock with an estimate that 70% of the properties that will be standing in 2050 are already built. This means that there are many properties that have been built with little or no consideration to their energy consumption. New policies, such as the Green Deal, which looks to fund improvements through energy savings, and the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) have been designed to kick start the market for sustainable retrofit. However, the market is still immature in the UK; lack of supply chains, skills, consumer awareness and an understanding of how retrofit might be delivered at scale all present major issues for the UK. These case studies identify how organizations, chiefly in social housing, which has been identified as a test-bed for sustainable retrofit, address these non-technical issues to ensure that effective adoption and delivery can be addressed.